Nation in Focus

October 24, 2013 12:32 AM

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Classical violinist Daniel Butman plays against a backdrop of a multi-story window socked-in with fog in the central terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in SeaTac, Wash. The Seattle-area has endured days of day-long fog, with forecasts through the week of morning fog followed by cloudy afternoons, with temperatures topping out in the mid-50's. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) less

Classical violinist Daniel Butman plays against a backdrop of a multi-story window socked-in with fog in the central terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in SeaTac, Wash. The ... more

Zeek "Built" Warzecha smiles as he looks out at the "R" sign, reflected in his sunglasses, during the first stop of the Rainier Beer "R Crawl" at 9 LB Hammer in Georgetown, Wash. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. Before its restoration to the top of the old Rainier Brewery on Thursday, the sign is taking a tour of the city on a flatbed trailer, making stops at Georgetown, Lower Queen Anne, Ballard, Fremont, Belltown and Capitol Hill, where residents can take photos with it. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Lindsey Wasson) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLEPI.COM OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT less

Zeek "Built" Warzecha smiles as he looks out at the "R" sign, reflected in his sunglasses, during the first stop of the Rainier Beer "R Crawl" at 9 LB Hammer in Georgetown, Wash. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. ... more

Photo: Lindsey Wasson, Associated Press

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A pig emerges from a swim across a trough of water in a race on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, at Southern Belle Farm in McDonough Ga. The event is one of the highlights at the farm that features hay rides, corn mazes and other other attractions. (AP Photo/Ron Harris) less

A pig emerges from a swim across a trough of water in a race on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, at Southern Belle Farm in McDonough Ga. The event is one of the highlights at the farm that features hay rides, corn mazes ... more

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Turkeys stand in a pen at the DiPaola Turkey farm in Hamilton, New Jersey, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. Over 254 million turkeys were raised in the U.S. this year, and on average each American will consume 16.1 pounds of the meat over the course of 12 months, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Photographer: Craig Warga/Bloomberg less

Turkeys stand in a pen at the DiPaola Turkey farm in Hamilton, New Jersey, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. Over 254 million turkeys were raised in the U.S. this year, and on average each American will consume ... more

Photo: Craig Warga, Bloomberg

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 22: Builders construct new homes in an area that was heavily damaged by fire in Hurricane Sandy on October 22, 2012 in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaches, many residents of the Rockaways and neighboring Breezy Point are reflecting on the progress made over the past year while acknowledging the problems still evident. While the area has made great headway with rebuilding and renovations to the iconic beach communities, the storm devastated much of the area with severe flooding and wind damage. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) less

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 22: Builders construct new homes in an area that was heavily damaged by fire in Hurricane Sandy on October 22, 2012 in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York ... more

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Inspectors take measurements after an approximately one-mile long string of pipeline was lowered into a trench during construction of the Flanagan South crude oil pipeline outside Goodfield, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. The approximately 600-mile, 36-inch crude oil pipeline is being constructed by Enbridge Energy Co., a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., Canada's largest oil transporter, and will originate in Flanagan, Illinois and terminate in Cushing, Oklahoma. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg less

Inspectors take measurements after an approximately one-mile long string of pipeline was lowered into a trench during construction of the Flanagan South crude oil pipeline outside Goodfield, Illinois, U.S., on ... more

Photo: Daniel Acker, Bloomberg

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Two people walk on a raised section of beach, seen rising above a five-foot high steel-reinforced concrete wall built to protect homes from the ocean in the Belle Harbor section of Queens, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, in New York. The reconstruction, located where Superstorm Sandy washed ashore, destroying dozens of homes and flooding hundreds of others, will hopefully protect homes from future flooding. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) less

Two people walk on a raised section of beach, seen rising above a five-foot high steel-reinforced concrete wall built to protect homes from the ocean in the Belle Harbor section of Queens, Tuesday, Oct. 15, ... more

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Construction workers install gates at the Cood Rapids dam on Oct. 20, 2013 in Coon Rapids, Minn. The work is a part of a $16 million improvement project to prevent Asian carp from leaping over the dam and reaching the upper Mississippi watershed. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said a dead silver carp was recently found at a dam north of Winona, the furthest upstream the fish has been discovered in the Mississippi River. The nine gates, including six 97-footers, will replace aging rubber tube gates, which are less effective when it comes to keeping fish from passing during serious flooding. The crew is trying working fast before conditions get too icy and cold. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Richard Tsong-Taatarii) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT less

Construction workers install gates at the Cood Rapids dam on Oct. 20, 2013 in Coon Rapids, Minn. The work is a part of a $16 million improvement project to prevent Asian carp from leaping over the dam and ... more

This Oct. 15, 2013 photo shows peanut plants at the Pee Dee Research & Education Center, a 2,300 acre tract of land situated in Florence and Darlington counties. State lawmakers have given the lab $8 million over the past two years, money to renovate a 25-year-old research building in Florence and to hire a slew of scientists. The idea, Clemson University geneticist Stephen Kresovich said, is to take advantage of the “revolution going on in biology” when it comes to genetics. (AP Photo/The State, Tim Dominick) ALL LOCAL MEDIA OUT less

This Oct. 15, 2013 photo shows peanut plants at the Pee Dee Research & Education Center, a 2,300 acre tract of land situated in Florence and Darlington counties. State lawmakers have given the lab $8 million ... more